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In search of a connection : Public procurement and active labour market policies in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia
Daguerre, Anne Ingold, Joanne Lee, Qian Yi Vincent, Sean
Daguerre, Anne
Ingold, Joanne
Lee, Qian Yi
Vincent, Sean
Abstract
Governments in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have increasingly utilised public procurement—their power to purchase goods and services—to assist disadvantaged groups in accessing better-quality jobs. This approach is part of a broader effort to create ‘good jobs’. However, it is necessary to examine whether this represents a new strategy for addressing persistent issues of inequality in labour markets. This review critically assesses whether public procurement and Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) form a coherent, sequential and complementary framework. The conclusion, however, is that this connection is not well-established. Instead, there is a disjointed situation where the two approaches lack meaningful integration, despite some efforts at the local level.
Keywords
active labour market policy, employment, good jobs, public procurement
Date
2024
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Journal article
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Social Policy and Administration
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1-12
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Peter Faber Business School
Faculty of Law and Business
Faculty of Law and Business
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Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
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CC BY 4.0
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Open
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© 2024 The Author(s). Social Policy & Administration published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.